Adegem Canadian War Cemetery Belgium

May 16, 1940:
GILBERT, PHILIP CHARLES (age 21). Private (5253626). Worcestershire Regiment, 7th Bn. Plot 12, Row C, Grave 2.
*service records requested*



RAWLINSON, MICHAEL HENRY GRAYSON (age 22). United Kingdom. (Son of Lt. Col. Arthur Richard Rawlinson, O.B.E.) Pilot Officer (Pilot) (40851). Royal Air Force, 85 Sqdn. Shot down by Messerschmitt 109 (Lt. Rudolf Krafftschick: 1 1./JG 27 or Lt. Igor Zirkenbach: 1 1./JG 27?) above Belgium or Northern France. Plot 11, Row J, Grave 8.
*service records requested*



YOUNG, JOHN (age 20). Private (3189381). King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1st Bn. Plot 12, Row H, Grave 12.
*service records requested*



MAY 16, 1945: IRWIN, HAROLD CONNELL (age 23). Lucknow, Ontario, Canada. Private (B/136560). Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C. Served during the Italy Campaign. Died of accidental injuries (gunshot wounds, no details). Plot 11, Row C, Grave 11.

 

MAY 17, 1940:
BUCKETT, ARTHUR HENRY (age 26). United Kingdom. Private (5383165). Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, 4th Bn. Plot 12, Row C, Grave 3.
*service records requested*



STYLES, JAMES ALFRED HAMPTON (age 23). Melbourne, Australia. Captain (68644). Royal Artillery, 67 Field Regt. Plot 12, Row C, Grave 1.
*service records requested*

 

MAY 18, 1940:
BRACE, EUSTACE FRANK FEILDEN (age 20). United Kingdom. Son of Colonel H. F. Brace (D.S.O., M.C.). Second Lieutenant (95557). Royal Armoured Corps, 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars. Plot 12, Row F, Grave 1.
*service records requested*



COOKE, VICTOR ALEXANDER (age 19). United Kingdom. Trooper (321305). Royal Armoured Corps, 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars. Plot 12, Row F, Grave 2.
*service records requested*



CUNNINGHAM, ALEXANDER MCQUEEN (age 20). Trooper (321810). Royal Armoured Corps, 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars. Plot 12, Row F, Grave 3.
*service records requested*



FALLA, JOHN (age 24). United Kingdom. Guardsman (2613320). Grenadier Guards, 3rd Bn. Plot 6, Row AB, Grave 8.
*service records requested*



LONG, BERTRAM HENRY (age 30). United Kingdom. Lance Serjeant (545035). Royal Armoured Corps, 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars. Plot 12, Row F, Grave 4.
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MURPHY, LESLIE JOHN (age 20). United Kingdom. Trooper (321278). Royal Armoured Corps, 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars. Plot 12, Row F, Grave 5.
*service records requested*



MUIR, JAMES ARTHUR (age 23). Trooper (555527). Royal Armoured Corps, 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars. Plot 12, Row F, Grave 6.
*service records requested*



VINCENT, FREDERICK GEORGE (age 28). Guardsman (2612591). Grenadier Guards, 1st Bn. Plot 6, Row AB, Grave 9.
*service records requested*

 

MAY 20, 1940:
CONNOR, JAMES (age 30). United Kingdom. Private (3766984). South Lancashire Regiment, 1st Bn. Plot 5, Row AA, Grave 12. Temporary burial: Sint-Amanduskerk, Otegem, Belgium.
*service records requested*



DEFERM, SAMUEL (age 32). Lance Corporal (6607559). Grenadier Guards, 2nd Bn. Plot 10, Row J, Grave 3. Temporary burial: Sint-Dionysius Churchyard, Zwevegem, Belgium.
*service records requested*



REYNOLDS, JOHN JAMES (age 25). Lance Corporal (2614440). Grenadier Guards, 2nd Bn. Plot 10, Row J, Grave 4. Temporary burial: Sint-Dionysius Churchyard, Zwevegem, Belgium.
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ROWLEY, ALFRED (age 19). Guardsman (2616508). Grenadier Guards, 2nd Bn. Plot 10, Row J, Grave 2. Temporary burial: Sint-Dionysius Churchyard, Zwevegem, Belgium.
*service records requested*

 

MAY 21, 1940: KITCHEN, ARTHUR (age 36). Private (4129034). Middlesex Regiment, 1/8th Bn. Plot 2, Row AB, Grave 2. Temporary burial: Wortegem Churchyard, Belgium.
*service records requested*

 

MAY 22, 1940:
BROOKS, ALBERT HARRY. Serjeant (1664494). Royal Sussex Regiment, 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. Plot 1, Row AB, Grave 2. Temporary burial: Wortegem Churchyard, Belgium.
*service records requested*



FLETCHER, THOMAS CHARLES (age 19). United Kingdom. Corporal (6399540). Royal Sussex Regiment, 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. Plot 1, Row AB, Grave 3. Temporary burial: Wortegem Churchyard, Belgium.
*service records requested*



FROUDE, RICHARD (age 40). Warrant Officer Class I (R.S.M.) (6391344). Royal Sussex Regiment, 2nd Bn. Mentioned in Despatches. Plot 3, Row AB, Grave 1. Temporary burial: Wortegem Churchyard, Belgium.
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GARDNER, RICHARD JOHN (age 29). Lance Corporal (5668683). Royal Sussex Regiment, 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. Plot 2, Row AB, Grave 4. Temporary burial: Wortegem Churchyard, Belgium.
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HEWETT, RONALD SIDNEY (age 21). United Kingdom. Lance Corporal (6402255). Royal Sussex Regiment, 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. Plot 2, Row AB, Grave 1. Temporary burial: Wortegem Churchyard, Belgium.
*service records requested*



JENNER, WILLIAM EDWARD (age 35). United Kingdom. Warrant Officer Class II (C.S.M.) (2206518). Royal Sussex Regiment, 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. Plot 2, Row AB, Grave 12. Temporary burial: Wortegem Churchyard, Belgium.
*service records requested*



READ, LESLIE RONALD (age 31). United Kingdom. Private (5667114). Royal Sussex Regiment, 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. Plot 1, Row AB, Grave 12. Temporary burial: Wortegem Churchyard, Belgium.
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SEARS, ALFRED. Colour Serjeant (6085861). The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), 1/5th Bn. Plot 3, Row AB, Grave 2. Temporary burial: Wortegem Churchyard, Belgium.
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TAYLOR, THOMAS JOHN (age 24). Private (6398600). Royal Sussex Regiment, 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. Plot 2, Row AB, Grave 8. Temporary burial: Wortegem Churchyard, Belgium.
*service records requested*



TURNER, RONALD ARTHUR (age 20). United Kingdom. Private (6401339). Royal Sussex Regiment, 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. Plot 1, Row AB, Grave 4. Temporary burial: Wortegem Churchyard, Belgium.
*service records requested*

 

MAY 23, 1940:
JONES, ROBERT (age 20). United Kingdom. Fusilier (6459402). Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 2nd Bn. Plot 5, Row AA, Grave 11. Temporary burial: Sint-Amanduskerk, Otegem, Belgium.
*service records requested*



PARKER, KENNETH SIDNEY (age 20). United Kingdom. Private (5501230). Royal Sussex Regiment, 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. Plot 2, Row AB, Grave 3. Temporary burial: Wortegem Churchyard, Belgium.
*service records requested*



SLOWE, EDWARD PATRICK (age 25). United Kingdom. Lieutenant (90597). Royal Sussex Regiment, 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn. Plot 1, Row AB, Grave 11. Temporary burial: Wortegem Churchyard, Belgium.
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SMITH, CECIL. Private (6398814). Royal Sussex Regiment, 4th Bn. Plot 6, Row AA, Grave 5. Temporary burial: Woumen Churchyard, Belgium.
*service records requested*

 

MAY 25, 1940:
BENNETT, JOHN KEITH (age 20). United Kingdom. Pilot Officer (Pilot) (40664). Royal Air Force, 49 Sqdn. Plot 2, Row AB, Grave 8. Temporary burial: Sint Donatuskerk, Zeebrugge, Belgium.
*service records requested*





PARSONS, GEORGE RENE JOSEPH (age 19). United Kingdom. Leading Aircraftman (Radio Operator (Air)) (547309). Royal Air Force, 49 Sqdn. Plot 12, Row D, Grave 8.
*service records requested*





Hampden P1318: Took off Scampton to attack rail targets between Aachen and Krefeld, Germany. Crashed on shot down by FLAK near the coast of Zeebrugge, Belgium.
F/O P.S. Butler Pilot (Missing)
P/O J.K. Bennett 2nd Pilot/Navigator (Killed)
LAC G.R.J. Parsons W/OP (Killed)
Sgt J. Harrison (Missing)

 

MAY 25, 1944: WITHAM, ALBERT. United Kingdom. Warrant Officer (Pilot) (1336599). Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 137 Sqdn. Typhoon IB MN469 Shot down by a FLAK close to the coast of Oostende, Belgium.
*service records requested*

 

MAY 27, 1940:
ANGUS, ALEXANDER ROBERT (age 20). United Kingdom. Bombardier (885834). Royal Artillery, 56 Medium Regt. Plot 11, Row H, Grave 12.
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DAVIS, FRANK CECIL (age 19). Private (5336318). Royal Berkshire Regiment, 4th Bn. Died Between 27/05/1940 and 04/06/1940. Plot 5, Row AA, Grave 7.
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MOZLEY, JAMES CAMPBELL (age 21). United Kindgom. Private (534073). Royal Berkshire Regiment, 4th Bn. Plot 4, Row AA, Grave 11.
*service records requested*



TAPPER, MYER (age 21). Private (5340137). Royal Berkshire Regiment, 4th Bn. Plot 4, Row AA, Grave 10.
*service records requested*

 

MAY 28, 1940:
BADGER, JOHN WILLIAM (age 27). Private (4342172). East Yorkshire Regiment, 2nd Bn. Plot 4, Row AB, Grave 2. Temporary burial: Klemskerke Churchyard, Belgium.
*service records requested*



KAHLOW, THOMAS (age 21). United Kingdom. Private (5340079). Royal Berkshire Regiment, 4th Bn. Plot 5, Row AA, Grave 4.
*service records requested*

 

MAY 29, 1940:
CHEYNE, DAVID JAMES CAIRNS. Private (4345185). East Yorkshire Regiment, 2nd Bn. Plot 5, Row AA, Grave 3.
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HILL, ERIC WALTER (age 20). United Kingdom. Private (5337678). Royal Berkshire Regiment, 4th Bn. Plot 4, Row AA, Grave 12.
*service records requested*



HOBSON, WILLIAM (age 40). Private (4344333). East Yorkshire Regiment, 2nd Bn. Plot 4, Row AA, Grave 9.
*service records requested*



PERKINS, FREDERICK JOHN (age 21). Gunner (1517720). Royal Artillery, H.Q. 6 H.A.A. Regt. Plot 12, Row D, Grave 7.
*service records requested*



RAINBOW, SIDNEY FRANK (age 26). Corporal (817275). Royal Sussex Regiment, 2nd Bn. Plot 2, Row AB, Grave 10.
*service records requested*



STONE, CHARLES WILLIAM GEORGE (age 22). United Kingdom. Private (5337679). Royal Berkshire Regiment, 4th Bn. Plot 5, Row AA, Grave 1.
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TAYLOR, ANDREW WEBLEY (age 21). United Kingdom. Second Lieutenant (113625). Royal Berkshire Regiment, 4th Bn. Plot 5, Row AA, Grave 8.
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TREMELLING, WILLIAM ADOLPHUS (age 40). Driver (T/7814457). Royal Army Service Corps, attd. H.Q. II. Corps. Died Between 29/05/1940 and 30/05/1940. Plot 4, Row AB, Grave 11.
*service records requested*



WHITE, STANLEY GEORGE. Corporal (5336878). Royal Berkshire Regiment, 4th Bn. Plot 5, Row AA, Grave 6.
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WILSON, JOHN THOMAS (age 25). Private (5182036). Private (5182036). Gloucestershire Regiment, 2nd Bn. Plot 4, Row AA, Grave 7.
*service records requested*

 

MAY 30, 1940:
MILLWARD, NICHOLAS (age 35). United Kingdom. Warrant Officer Class II (C.S.M.) (4337739). East Yorkshire Regiment, 2nd Bn. Plot 4, Row AA, Grave 8.
*service records requested*



WHITE, HERBERT LIONEL (age 20). United Kingdom. Driver (T/84868). Royal Army Service Corps. Plot 12, Row D, Grave 12.
*service records requested*

 

MAY 31, 1940:
HUTTON, JAMES (age 31). Byker, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. Private (4798738). Lincolnshire Regiment, attd 9th Inf. Bde. Died Between 31/05/1940 and 17/06/1940. Body washed ashore on June 17, 1940 at Knokke beach, Belgium. Plot 12, Row D, Grave 9.
*service records requested*



POTTER, LEONARD WALTER (age 28). United Kingdom. Corporal (5825489). Suffolk Regiment, 1st Bn. Plot 5, Row AA, Grave 2.
*service records requested*



MAY 31, 1942:
SMYTH, JAMES WILLIAM (age 29). Chicago, Illinois, USA. Flight Sergeant (Air Observer) (R/80105). Royal Canadian Air Force, 142 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Awarded the Operational Wings. Body washed ashore near Oostende, Belgium. Plot 4, Row F, Grave 10. Temporary burial: Klemskerke Churchyard, Belgium.





WATSON, GEORGE SAMUEL (age 23). United Kingdom. Sergeant (1023590). Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 142 Sqdn. Body washed ashore near Zeebrugge, Belgium. Plot 3, Row AB, Grave 9. Temporary burial: St. Donatuskerk, Zeebrugge, Belgium.



Vickers Wellington Mk IV Z1209 claimed to be shot down by Oberleutnant Heinrich Alexander Ludwig Peter Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein III./NJG 2. The Wellington crashed into the Northern Sea. German costal defense in Vlissingen, Netherlands reported a burning wreckage on the water at 1:16 hrs. The entire crew was killed in action.



Crew
Pilot:J/7473 Plt Off George Henry Chaffey RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 100.
Observer:R/80105 Flt Sgt James William Smyth RCAF - Adegem Canadian War Cemtery IV. F. 10.
Bomb Aimer:1023590 Sgt George Samuel Watson - Adegem Canadian War Cemetery III. AB. 9.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: J/15435 Plt Off Joseph Morgan McAleavey RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 100.
Air Gunner: 1341681 Sgt Ian Currie MacKeand - Runnymede Memorial Panel 88.

 

Gunner Frederick John Perkins No 1517720 appears in my book of the war time story of 6th HAA Regt from 1939-1945 when the survivors were released from Jap POW camps. He was in RHQ of this Regt and from the date of death must have been shortly after they were trapped in the enclave at Dunkirk. A knowledgeable colleague suggests he may have been drowned during the evacuation and his body washed up on the coast..
As far as I am aware he was not Canadian but just happened to end up in their cemetery. If you wanted to see the day to day diary of the war time exploits of this unit then all three batteries are covered in my book.
Pat Walker

 

JUN 1, 1944: SEARLES, ERNEST ROBERT. Sergeant (Air Bomber) (1324623). Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 149 Sqdn. Plot 5, Row AB, Grave 10. Temporary burial: Klemskerke Churchyard, Belgium.
*service records requested*
Stirling LJ501 OJ-H was on a mission to Friesland, Netherlands but crashed or shot down near the cost of Zeebrugge, Belgium.



Crew
Flt Sgt H V Cutts (POW)
Sgt F Cartwright (KIA)
Sgt S Dickenson (KIA)
Sgt E R Searles (KIA)
Sgt F C Pallett (KIA)
Sgt J R McWade RCAF (KIA)
Flt Sgt J Hodgkins (KIA)

 

June 2, 1942:
O'BRIEN, CHARLES (age 23). United Kingdom. Flying Officer (Observer) (45486). Royal Air Force. Plot 3, Row AA, Grave 3. Temporary burial: Perk, Belgium.
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ROBINSON, RONALD JAMES (age 28). United Kingdom. Pilot Officer (Pilot) (110612). Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Plot 3, Row AA, Grave 2. Temporary burial: Perk, Belgium.
*service records requested*



Vickers Wellington IC (DV763 XG- H2). The aircraft of the 16 OTU (Operational Training Unit) squadron (RAF), took off for a mission to Essen in Germany. Crashed or shot down on the outskirts of Brussels. (Tervuursesteenweg, Perk, Belgium).

Crew
P/O Ronald Robinson DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross) (Pilot)
F/O Charles O’Brien (Observer)
F/Sgt Forster (Radio Operator) (POW)
Sgt Beal (POW)
Sgt DeMone (Air Gunner) (Made it safe to UK)

 

JUNE 3, 1945: HULLIN, THE REV. WILLIAM ROBERT (age 40). Holyhead, Wales, United Kingdom. Honorary Captain. Canadian Chaplains Service. Died as result of road accident.

 

JUNE 4, 1940: (DELAYED POST)
RICKS, ROBERT EDWARD (age 21). United Kingdom. Private (7359931). Royal Army Medical Corps, 11 Field Amb. Plot 4, Row AB, Grave 5. Temporary burial: Klemskerke Churchyard, Belgium.
*service records requested*



RING, ALBERT GEORGE (age 21). Private (6144430). East Surrey Regiment, 1st Bn. Plot 4, Row AB, Grave 6. Temporary burial: Klemskerke Churchyard, Belgium.
*service records requested*



SIMPKIN, HORACE EDWARD (age 20). Guardsman (2616653). Grenadier Guards. Plot 4, Row AB, Grave 1. Temporary burial: Klemskerke Churchyard, Belgium.
*service records requested*



TRUEMAN, HARRY MARSHALL (age 29). United Kingdom. Lance Corporal (4969595). Royal Corps of Signals, 3rd Div. Sigs. Plot 3, Row AA, Grave 9. Temporary burial: Kortenberg Churchyard, St. Martinueskerk, Belgium.
*service records requested*

 

JUNE 6, 1942:
CLAYTON, PETER LEVINGE (age 20). United Kingdom. Pilot Officer (Pilot) (121334). Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 149 Sqdn. Plot 12, Row F, Grave 12.
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GEORGE, THOMAS ALFRED (age 27). United Kingdom. Sergeant (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) (1167271). Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 149 Sqdn. Plot 12, Row F, Grave 8.
*service records requested*



GWYTHER, JOHN FREDERICK (age 30). United Kingdom. Sergeant (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) (1286635). Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 149 Sqdn. Plot 12, Row F, Grave 11.
*service records requested*



JONES, DAVID MORGAN PRICE (age 28). Pilot Officer (Observer) (108245). Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 149 Sqdn. Plot 12, Row F, Grave 10.
*service records requested*



KELLEHER, MICHAEL JOSEPH (age 21). United Kingdom. Sergeant (Flight Engineer) (568970). Royal Air Force, 149 Sqdn. Plot 12, Row F, Grave 9.
*service records requested*



MOUAT, JAMES HUTCHISON (age 22). United Kingdom. Sergeant (Pilot) (1365131). Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 149 Sqdn. Plot 12, Row F, Grave 7.
*service records requested*



Stirling I W7508 (OJ-D) that took off 23:15 hrs 05.06.1942 from Lakenheath for an operation against Essen. Shot down by a night-fighter (Oberleutnant Walter Barte, 4./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4) and crashed at l'Ecluse (Brabant), 10 km SW of Tienen, Belgium.